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Read Kenneth Beare's five star review of Real English Online.

JALTCALL
Another five star review of Real English Online. This review is in a pdf file on JALTCALL site http://jaltcall.org/cjo/11_2.pdf. JALTCALL is the premier ESL non-profit organization in Japan. Our thanks to Elaine Gilmour for taking the time to have a look!

Tefl Farm
The 1st Real English CD-ROM review

Review by Maggie Sokolik
http://www-writing.berkeley.edu/chorus/call/reviews/real_english/
Maggie Sokolik, Ph.D. of UC Berkeley, College Writing Programs

Calico Software Review
Reviewed by Marianne Morales of McGill University

Language Learning and Technology Journal.
This is the harshest critique which has been written, so if you want to find out what you might NOT like about Real English, this is the site to look at first!

Critique en langue française du site de Canal Plus.
This link includes extracts of critiques from the French press.
http://www.cplus.fr/html/multimedia99/educatif_realenglish.html

EFL Web Review
http://www.wfi.fr/volterre/video.html

Webheads in Action, helping each other online for the benefit of ESL students and teachers. Check out the corresponding EVOnline Yahoo Group

The Marzio School, creator of Real English.

And of course, the Real English Blog and The Real English Yahoo Group

Links to our friends around the world:

ESL/EFL Language Resources

• Volterre - Fr
  When it comes to English and French Language Resources, Linda Thalman's site is the reference. Sign up for her Paris In Sites Newsletter for the latest news and travel tips, direct from France.
  
  
• Belford University - Accredited & Affordable  Online Associate & Bachelor College
  Belford University offers online high school diplomas, bachelors, masters, MBA, and doctorate degrees.
  
  
• learn english feel good.com
  ESL site with free English grammar and vocabulary quizzes, downloadable handouts, video-based exercises, lists of idioms and phrasal verbs, and more.
  
  
• English Grammar The Easy Way
  This site has a very comprehensive collection of brief grammar explanations for students. A great site if you want some concise support..
  
  
• A Byte of Language
  Great Hot Potatoes exercises, a well selected variety of ESL resources, cultural news from France and from around the world. Definitely worth a visit!
  
  
• Le Centre de Linguistique Appliquée, Université de Franche-Comté
  "Do it yourself" English for teachers, interactive exercises for students, dictation exercises, useful links: a truly original and practical approach to the English language, from Glenys Hanson.
  
  
• Welcome to EFL in Kuwait!
  A Webhead in Action with a Masters in TESOL from University at Albany, SUNY, Buthaina Al Othman's different sites attest to her devotion to the profession and the appreciation of her students in Kuwait.
  
  
• Webhead Teresa Almeida d'Eca's bilingual site, in Portuguese/English
  Check out Tere's Presentations section, as well as her Projects and WIA sections. Her projects are a goldmine for her own students and for students around the world.
  
  
• English Projects
  English Projects are content based lessons designed to provide students and teachers with clear instructions on how to write and present research papers. Students are evaluated for the process as well as for the final product. The site provides evaluation rubrics and clear instructions on how to do the projects. The topics are webquest tasks. The site also has many very useful educational resources.
  
  
• English4u
  English grammar explanations with lots of exercises (3 levels), crosswords, quizzes and irregular verbs trainer for ESL students.
  
  
• STORK - Store where Teachers Online Resources are Kept
  Links to lesson plans, ice breakers, exercises, games, journals, articles, dissertations, methods & methodologies, information about writing research papers, scripts and software to develop interactive activities, and many more can be found in this site.

• Everyday English
  Everyday English features free audio, video and animated lesson-ettes for those tricky,idiomatic parts of the English language.
  

• Dann's Information Center
  Dan's page at Kanto Gakuen University. Check out Dan's ESL Activity Center for a great wealth of useful ESL exercises.
  
  
• The English Department
  The English Department is an ESL/EFL portal with sections to free resources, tools and information for teachers and students, lesson plans, information on English Speaking Countries, international projects,webquests, epals, blogs and more.
  
  
• The Académie de Nantes
  A French non-commercial educational site dedicated to the teaching and learning of English as a foreign language, and supervised by the French Ministry of Education. Resources for ESL teachers and learners, not to be missed!

• Cybrary Man's Educational Web Sites
  ESL: English as a Second Language Links.
  
  
• Aulas Particulares de Inglês
  A site designed by Brazilian teacher Ana from São Paulo, with a selection of the best materials available on the net for English study, especially for Brazilian students.
  

• The "OOPS" ESL/Foreign Language Page
  Around the World in 10 Classroom Activities, with the best list of links I have seen in a long time.
  

• WordSurfing
  A vocabulary learning strategy which encourages students to develop good language habits by keeping well-organized and personal notebooks.
  
  
• The Language Training and Testing Center
  Excellent Listening Links from Taiwan
  

• Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
  Purdue's OWL has been serving the Purdue community and the rest of the world over the Internet since 1993. Exercises and resources galore. Definitely worth a detour.
  
  
• EnglishClub.com
  An ESL web site from Cambridge, England, the English Club is a rich, well-designed resource for both students and teachers.
  

• CESOL
  Computers and English for Speakers of Other Languages. An excellent resource site helping to put an end to the "Digital Divide".
  
  
• TuitionPlaza.com
  A Malaysian tuition website. Provides online tuition matching service for tutors and students. Free service available for parents and students.

Distance Education Programs, Colleges, Universities, Language Schools

• Distance Learning & Online Schools
  Information on accredited colleges & universities as well as other online degree and campus programs across the nation.
  
  

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